On Jewish authorities see Appendix I.

In many languages the man’s statement to the Jewish authorities must be given as a direct discourse, for example, “told the Jewish authorities, ‘It was Jesus who healed me’ ” or “… ‘Jesus was the person who healed me.’ ”

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on the Gospel of John. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1980. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .